Croghan, NY - Lewis County sheriff's investigators say a Lowville woman got rid of illegal drugs and drug paraphernalia, and cleaned up before emergency crews found a 21-year-old Croghan man dead last April.

Shannon M. Larkins, 31, an inmate at the Lewis County jail, was charged with tampering with physical evidence, a felony, and providing a false written statement, a misdemeanor.

Sheriff's investigators say Larkins made several phone calls in an attempt to reach other people before someone else who also lived in the apartment on Main Street in Croghan called 911 to report 21-year-old Randy L. Slawson Jr.'s death around 7:30 a.m. April 24.

Investigators did not say how Slawson died, but they are calling it an "unattended death."

WKTV News Channel 2 in Utica reported last year that Slawson was lying in his kitchen when sheriff's deputies arrived. Slawson was taken to Lewis County General Hospital, where he was pronounced dead.

In a news release Monday, sheriff's investigators said Larkins had washed some kitchenware and cleaned the area near Slawson. She then lied to investigators about Slawson's death and her actions, according to the news release.

During an arraignment, a Croghan Court judge recommitted Larkins to jail on an additional $1,000 bail or $2,000 bond pending further grand jury action.